All Steel Unibody Valve Bulletin No.

84-00C
For use as Gauge Valve
Type V2 & V3
Sizes 1/4" & 3/8" MPT or FPT Globe & Angle
For Ammonia, R22, R507, R134a, R404a
Other Refrigerants and Oils

FEATURES
• ASTM Forged Steel Body
• Design Pressure 450 PSIG (PS), 32 bar
• Fluid Temperature Range -40 deg F to 240 deg F
• Stainless Steel Stem
• Options: Angle or Globe Body, Extended connection
lengths, 3/8" Ferulok Connection (accepts 3/8" OD
tube)

Material Specification
Body: Forged steel, ASTM A105 C 1029 zinc plated
Packing Nut: Steel
Stem: Stainless steel, 1/4" square flats
Stem Packing: Graphite base
Seal Cap: Plastic or Aluminum (V3 only)
Seal Cap O-ring: Neoprene January 2003
Installation, Service and Parts Information
Description
This line of rugged all steel bodied tiny hand valves are The valve is manually closed to prevent venting or to permit
downstream component servicing. When manually opened,
designed to seat tight and permit isolation of small system
the inlet pressure source is equalized to the downstream side.
components. The stainless steel stem has the safety This supports draining, venting, purging or component
feature of being non-removable. The angle bodied valve isolation.
and the globe body, employ the same features. The Safe Operation (See also Bulletin RSB)
optional MPT or FPT connection and variable extended People doing any work on a refrigeration system must be
lengths are provided on both body sizes. See table on qualified and completely familiar with the system and the
page 2. Refrigerating Specialties Division valves involved, or all
Principles of Operation other precautions will be meaningless. This includes
These multiple use small hand valves are normally mounted to reading and understanding pertinent Refrigerating Special-
pipe line components and lead to a gauge or instrument line. ties Division product Bulletins and Safety Bulletin RSB prior
Flow rate are not generally of consideration except where to installation or servicing work.
valve is employed as a drain device or on remote piloted Where cold refrigerant liquid lines are used, it is necessary that
control valves certain precautions be taken to avoid damage that could result
Angle Body from liquid expansion. Temperature increase in a piping
with optional Ferulok Connection section full of solid liquid will cause high pressure due to the
SEAL CAP expanding liquid that can possibly rupture a gasket, pipe or
valve. All hand valves isolating such sections should be
PACKING NUT marked, warning against accidental closing, and must not be
STAINLESS closed until the liquid is removed. Check valves must never be
STEEL STEM installed upstream of solenoid valves, or regulators with
electric shut-off, nor should hand valve upstream of solenoid
valves or downstream of check valves be close until the liquid
O-RING WASHERS has been removed. It is advisable to properly install relief
devices in any section where liquid expansion could take
FERULOK place.
PACKING
NUT
Avoid all piping or control arrangements that might produce
FORGED thermal or pressure shock. For the protection of people and
STEEL BODY products, all refrigerant must be removed from the section to
FERULOK be worked on before a valve, strainer, or other device is
SLEEVE opened or removed. Flanges with ODS connections are not
Fig 1 suitable for ammonia service.

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Unibody Body Inlet Extension Connection

Valve Size Style Connection on Inlet Style Seal Cap

V2 A M 00 N A

Valve Size Style Inlet Extension on Inlet* Connection Seal Cap

V2 1/4" Body A Angle M MPT* 00 None or Female N NPT A Aluminum
V3 3/8" Body G Globe F FPT V2 V3 F Ferulok* (V3 only)
*Globe body with 10 2.50" 13 3.25" P Plastic
13 3.25" 16 4.00" *V2 Angle only
MPT inlet must
have extension. 15 3.75" 20 5.00"
21 5.25" 24 6.00"
26 6.50" 28 7.00"
30 7.50" 32 8.00"
34 8.50"
* Available on MPT inlet only.

Warranty
All Refrigerating Specialties products are warranted against
defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year
from date of shipment from originating factory. This warranty is
in force only when products are properly installed, field
assembled, maintained, and operated in use and service as
specifically stated in Refrigerating Specialties Catalogs or
Bulletins for normal refrigeration applications, unless other-
wise approved in writing by Refrigerating Specialties Division.
Defective products, or parts thereof returned to the factory with
transportation charges prepaid and found to be defective by
factory inspection will be replaced or repaired at Refrigerating
Specialties option, free of charge F.O.B. factory. Warranty
does not cover products that have been altered, or repaired in
the field; damaged in transit, accidents, misuse, or abuse.
Products disabled by dirt or other foreign substances will not
be considered defective.
The express warranty above constitutes the only warranty of
Refrigerating Specialties products, and is in lieu of all other
warranties, expressed or implied, written or oral, including any
warranty of merchantability or warranty of fitness for a particu-
lar purpose and in no event is Refrigerating Specialties
responsible for any consequential damages of any nature
whatsoever. No employee, agent, dealer or other person is
authorized to give any warranties on behalf of Refrigerating
Specialties nor to assume for Refrigerating Specialties any
other liability in connection with any of it products.

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